May 25, 2011, 7:43PM

Birmingham bands will travel to Waverly for "City Comes to Country," a This is American Music Showcase benefiting the American Red Cross and tornado relief efforts, on June 11. I've had this show on my calendar for months because of its stellar lineup, and because any show at Standard Deluxe is a good time. But after the folks at This is American Music... Full story »

March 15, 2011, 5:52PM

By Beth Ragland, for Birmingham magazine Before Birmingham-based bands Gum Creek Killers, Delicate Cutters, Great Book of John and Through the Sparks joined others on the road to Austin, Texas, for the South by Southwest festival, songwriters from each band performed in the round during Birmingham magazine's monthly listening party. Fellow music and coffee lovers enjoyed a stripped-down acoustic set... Full story »

March 01, 2011, 8:00AM

An abbreviated version of this interview appears in the March issue of Birmingham magazine. Austin’s South by Southwest Music and Media Conference is one of the music industry’s biggest events, each year drawing thousands of fans and hundreds of bands to the Texas city. It’s such a popular event, in fact, that showcases are held both in festival-sponsored venues and elsewhere... Full story »

February 04, 2011, 1:22PM

If you weren't at Urban Standard during lunch today, then you missed this: But if you were at Bottletree Cafe instead, you saw this: That's Duquette Johnston and Janet Simpson-Templin of the Gum Creek Killers performing "Slowly I Rise" (at Urban Standard) and "The Shot" (at Bottletree). You may have missed the sudden lunchtime performances, but tonight the band... Full story »